Unit 27 occupies a corner of Arizona that most hunters from the Phoenix metro area have never seen and that most out of state hunters do not know exists. Tucked into the eastern edge of the state between New Mexico’s famous Gila country to the east and the San Carlos Indian Reservation to the west,Continue reading “Hunting Mule Deer and Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 27: Complete Guide to the Eagle Creek Country 2026”
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Arizona Black Bear Hunting: The Complete Guide for 2026
Most hunters who have never been to Arizona assume bear hunting here means sitting over bait in the woods. That is not Arizona. Baiting is illegal for black bear hunting in this state, and so is hunting them with dogs from January 1 through July 31. What Arizona bear hunting actually looks like is spotContinue reading “Arizona Black Bear Hunting: The Complete Guide for 2026”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36B: Complete Guide to the Atascosa, Pajarito, and Tumacacori Mountains 2026
Among the three unit 36 sub-units that cover southwestern Arizona’s Coues deer country, unit 36B is the one that consistently earns the top ranking from hunters and outfitters who know all three well. It holds the highest whitetail density of the three, the largest percentage of ideal mountain whitetail habitat, and the most accessible publicContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36B: Complete Guide to the Atascosa, Pajarito, and Tumacacori Mountains 2026”
What to Do With Javelina Meat: Field Dressing, Processing, and How to Actually Make It Taste Good
Ask ten Arizona hunters about javelina meat and you will get ten different opinions. Half of them will tell you it’s not worth eating. The other half will tell you it’s actually pretty good if you handle it right. The truth lands somewhere in the middle, and the single biggest factor separating those two campsContinue reading “What to Do With Javelina Meat: Field Dressing, Processing, and How to Actually Make It Taste Good”
Chasing Mule Deer in the Wasatch: A Hunter’s Guide to Park City, Utah
There’s something about the first cold morning of October in the Wasatch Mountains that gets a hunter’s blood moving. The aspens have turned gold, the air bites with just enough edge to make your breath visible, and somewhere in the timber above Park City, Utah, a big mule deer buck is working his way throughContinue reading “Chasing Mule Deer in the Wasatch: A Hunter’s Guide to Park City, Utah”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36A: Complete Guide to the Sierrita Mountains and Altar Valley 2026
Unit 36A is not the unit that gets the most ink in Coues deer conversation. That distinction typically goes to the trophy sky island units further east — the Chiricahuas, the Huachucas, the Santa Ritas in adjacent units. But what 36A offers that most of those units do not is a genuinely accessible entry pointContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 36A: Complete Guide to the Sierrita Mountains and Altar Valley 2026”
Hunting Mule Deer on the Kaibab Plateau: Arizona GMU 12A and 12B Complete Guide 2026
If the Arizona Strip is the most famous mule deer address in the world then the Kaibab Plateau runs a very close second. Units 12A and 12B sit on the North Kaibab Plateau north of the Grand Canyon and have produced more Boone and Crockett mule deer than almost any other unit in the AmericanContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer on the Kaibab Plateau: Arizona GMU 12A and 12B Complete Guide 2026”
Hunting Mule Deer on the Arizona Strip: GMU 13A and 13B Complete Guide 2026
There are deer tags and then there are Strip tags. The Arizona Strip — units 13A and 13B in the northwestern corner of the state — occupies a category of its own in the world of mule deer hunting. Bucks over 200 inches Boone and Crockett are taken here every single year. Not occasionally. EveryContinue reading “Hunting Mule Deer on the Arizona Strip: GMU 13A and 13B Complete Guide 2026”
Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 24B: A Complete Guide from Someone Who Knows the Ground
I have hunted unit 24B more times than I can count. It is close to home, I know the terrain well, and every time I go in I come out with a deeper respect for what a Coues deer actually is. The grey ghost reputation is not marketing. These animals are genuinely one of theContinue reading “Hunting Coues Deer in Arizona GMU 24B: A Complete Guide from Someone Who Knows the Ground”
Arizona Deer Draw 2026: What to Do While You Wait (Scouting and Gear Prep)
The Arizona deer draw deadline for 2026 falls around June 9th and draw results come out in late June or early July. If you have already submitted your application you are in the waiting game right now and there is nothing you can do about the draw itself. But there is plenty you can doContinue reading “Arizona Deer Draw 2026: What to Do While You Wait (Scouting and Gear Prep)”